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" To move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must, Like th' other foot, obliquely run; Thy firmness... "
The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical ... - Page 30
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...expanfion, Like ^Id to airy thin nefs beat. If they be two, they are l;wp fo As ftiff twin-compafles are two, Thy foul the fixt foot, makes no fhow To move, tut doth, if th* other do. .--.'•• . .-.--.v • ' . . , And tho' it in the centre -fit, . ., Vet...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...expanfiop, Like gold to airy thinnefs beat. If they be two, they are two fo As ftiff twin-compafles are two, Thy foul the fixt foot, makes no fhow To...move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre fit, Yet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erecT:, as...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...expanfion, Like gold to airy thinnefs beat. If they be twp, they are two fo As ftiff twin-cqmpafles are two, Thy foul the fixt foot", makes no fhow To move, but doth, if th1 other do, And though it in the centre (it, Yet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...they be two, they are two fo As ftiff twin-compaffes are two, Thv foul the fixt foot, makes no ihow To move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre fit, Yet .when the other far doth roam, .'. •lt leans, and. hearkens after it, And grows erect,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...cxpanfion, Like gold to airy thinnefs beat. If they be two, they are two fo As ftifftwin-cempafles are two, Thy foul the fixt foot, makes no fhow To...move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre fit, Yet when the other far do.th roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows ereft, as...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...expanfion, Like gold to airy thinnefs beat. If they be two, they are two fo As ftiff twin-csmpafles are two, Thy foul the fixt foot, makes no fhow To...move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre fit, Yet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows ereft, as...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...Like gold to airy thinnefs beat. If they be two, they are two fo, As fliff twin-compafies are tvyo ; Thy foul the fixt foot, makes no fhow To move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre fif, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows ereft as...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...thinnefs beat. Jf they be two, they are two fo As ftifftwin compafles are two; Thy foul, the fix'd foot, makes no fhow To move, but doth if th' other do. And though it in the centre fit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans and hearkens after it, And grows ere& as that...
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The Lives of John Donne: Sir Henry Wolton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr ..., Volume 1

Izaak Walton - 1805 - 438 pages
...an expanfion, Like gold to airy thinnefs beat. If we be two ? we are two fo As ftiff twin-compaffes are two : Thy foul, the fixt foot, makes no fhow To move, but does if th'other do. And though thine in the center fit, Yet, when my other far does roam, Thine leans...
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The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker ..., Volume 1

Izaak Walton - 1805 - 422 pages
...an expanfion, Like gold to airy thinnefs beat. If we be two ? we are two fo As ftiff twin.compafles are two : Thy foul, the fixt foot, makes no fhow To move, but does if th'other do. And though thine in the center fit, Yet, when my other far does roam, Thine leans...
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